Another blast from the past.
Cold Steel was a WAB event run by the splendid fellows at Gripping Beast back in the day. In the particular instance the day was in January 2008.
They also ran an event called Hot Lead, which happened in the summer.
It was a friendly, good natured tournament of three games, punctuated by a "slap up feed from Mrs Miggins". You were allowed to use any Dark Age army list from the Age of Arthur, El Cid or Shieldwall supplements. I think Beyond the Golden Gate was also permitted but as that was horribly overpowered and it was an event for gentlemen no-one ever used it (at least not more than once).
While this did throw up some odd match ups - Picts v. Almoravids for instance, it kept things broadly in period and most of the match ups were reasonably balanced (apart from when playing filthy Normans, obviously).
Looks like I used my Footsore Saxons for this one.
Very nice looking tournament, in the days people could actually stand in the same room !
ReplyDeleteBeautifully painted figures and great terrain, Tom! Yes, those were the days, WAB-days!
ReplyDeleteWAB? I used to love those rules. Great looking bash too, wish I was there back in the day including the visit to the Pie Shop!
ReplyDeleteAlways a pleasure to see pics of ye olde Hot Lead and cold Steel Tom.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not I had forgotten about Mrs Miggins LOL